The Scratch Perverts are a collective of
turntablist
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DJs from London, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade.
World DMC team champions in both 1999 and 2001. Additionally Prime Cuts won 2 consecutive ITF World Scratching titles, first beating
A-Trak
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in Hawaii in 1999 and then defending the title in Los Angeles the following year. Plus One won the Vestax battle in 2000, then the World DMC title in 2001. Their technical contributions include the 'feedback' technique, inspired by
Jimi Hendrix.
They have now retired from competition and gone on to regular live DJing, touring and holding a residency at
Fabric
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in
London
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. They have also gone on to produce their own music.
Harry Love
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hip hop record producer
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and DJ from Laylow, Ladbroke Grove, London. He has produced beats for artists such as
Jehst,
Verb T, and
Klashnekoff. He was a member of the Scratch Perverts in the 1990s.
''DJ Hero'' and ''DJ Hero 2''
The group were contributing artists in the
Activision
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music game, ''
DJ Hero
''DJ Hero'' is a music video game, developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision as a rhythm game spin-off of the ''Guitar Hero'' franchise. It was released on October 27, 2009 in North America and on October 29, 2009 in Europe. The ga ...
'',
contributing a DJ setlist in the game which includes five tracks, and for the game's sequel which included two mixes from the group.
Discography
Mix CDs
*''B Boys Revenge - History In The Makin'' - X:treme Records (1998)
*''
Badmeaningood Vol.4'' - Ultimate Dilemma (2003)
*''
FabricLive.22'' -
Fabric
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(2005)
*''Fabric Big Issue CD'' (free with the
Big Issue 24 September 2005)
*''Watch The Ride'' - Harmless Records (2007)
*''Beatdown'' -
Fabric Records
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(2009)
Singles
*"Come Get It" with 'Time', Scratch Perverts Records (Limited edition Promotional copy) (25 October 2004)
*"Stand By", Supercharged Records (2007)
Featured in
*''
UNKLE vs. Scratch Perverts'' -
The Breezeblock
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on
BBC Radio 1
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, 2 January 1999
*''
DJ Hero
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''
*
Ed Rush
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& Optical - The Original Doctor Shade - Get Ill (feat. ''Scratch Perverts'' & MC Ryme Tyme), Mix-Cd, 2003
*''
DJ Hero 2''
Mixes For DJ Hero
*
Paper Planes By
M.I.A. /
Eric B. Is President By
Eric B. & Rakim
*Beats and Pieces By Scratch Perverts
*
Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.) By
Common (rapper)
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/ Jeep Ass Gutter
(Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX) By
Masta Ace
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*
Robot Rock By
Daft Punk
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/ Al Naafyish (The Soul) By
Hashim
* Groundhog (Beat Juggle) By
Noisia
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Mixes For DJ Hero 2
*
Omen
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By
The Prodigy /
The Box By
Orbital
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*
Galvanize (Beat Juggle) By
The Chemical Brothers
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Ft.
Q-Tip
References
External links
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British electronic music groups
British hip hop DJs
1996 establishments in England
Musical groups from London
Musical groups established in 1996